Actions Against Police Solicitor - London, United Kingdom - Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis Solicitors London, United Kingdom

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 days ago

Permanent

Description

Job Description: Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Ltd):

Regulated by the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide. We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas – "a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients". A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages. We give people a voice - that is our ethos.

Choosing a career with Duncan Lewis is choosing a law firm that is the largest provider of publicly funded (legal aid) legal services in the country and has a growing private client practice. We have been Investors in People Gold Standard accredited for over 15 years and are continuously applauded nationally for the work that it does.

Having demonstrated unparalleled legal expertise and a commitment to justice, we were awarded Law Firm of the Year at both the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards. We are named as one of the Times 200 Best Law Firms. In 2021 we were celebrated by the Chambers Europe Award as an 'outstanding firm' for diversity and inclusion. In previous years we have been awarded a number of awards, including the Law Society Excellence Award for Large Law Firm of the Year in 2020, Access to Justice at the UK Legal Diversity Awards in 2019 and the Family Law Firm of the Year at the 2015 Family Law Awards, to name just a few. Duncan Lewis is Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 Information Management accredited.

We look to recruit dedicated and talented employees in both legal and non-legal capacities, and we are always interested to receive applications from quality candidates. Training and diversity are at the heart of Duncan Lewis, and we remain proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce. If you can demonstrate a strong commitment to the areas of law provided by the firm, and you are keen to build a career with us, please apply online with your details and CV.

The role:

The candidate will undertake a mixed caseload of complaints and civil claims against the police and other public authorities, judicial reviews, inquests and injustices.The department has been expanding within the firm steadily for a number of years and attracts high profile and interesting work.

Main Responsibilities of the Role

Report directly to Department Director
Professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of client needs
Responsible for mixed caseload of inquest work, complaints against public authorities and pre and post-issue claimant litigation.
Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and supervision of a small team.
Making CCMS applications to the LAA.
Attending clients, taking instructions and briefing and liaising with counsel, negotiating with defendants, the IOPC and other legal professionals.
Dealing with correspondence.
Identifying the funding options and advising on the most appropriate one.
To run the caseload of varied, challenging and interesting work.
Ability to help in marketing the department and the firm through social media.
Assisting in expansion of the department.

Key Skills Required:

Solicitor or Legal Executive with 2+ years PQE in Civil Liberties work
Experience working on publicly funded cases (CW1/Legal Help and Licensed/Certificated Work) and working with CCMS
Ability to demonstrate experience in all areas of Claimant litigation
Strong theoretical knowledge and demonstrable practical experience of the Civil Procedure Rules
Strong research, analytical and critical thinking skills
Knowledge and practical experience of applications for judicial review
Effective organisational ability, able to work to tight deadlines under pressure
Must meet LAA supervisor criteria for Legal Aid contract purposes